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Cornish vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Freedom has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Cornish | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,024Highest |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
40.1±2.7Highest 10% below ME |
| Freedom and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $190,600±$69k 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,328Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Freedom and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.